Women´s Visions for Planning and Development

Women have had several new opportunities in the 90s to participate in local and regional development, especially on the arenas supported and financed by the European Union structural funds. Women have, however, been thirsty for methodology of local development. The EuroFEM Toolkit with some 50 techniques for different phases of the development cycle has been created for this purpose. One of the most important exercises deals with dreaming and envisioning the future of the project or programme. “Dreams about future, when shared and discussed, become visions. Visions for the future become goals for the community. Goals for the community become action for the people.” My personal visionary model will be shared and discussed.